Anchor up in Pamlico Sound on a quiet fall evening, cut the engine, and listen. On the right night, especially in September and October, you might hear…

It is one of the most overlooked decisions in saltwater fishing, and one of the most consequential. Rods get admired, reels get debated, lures get obsessed over,…

Every spring, red drum return to North Carolina’s coastal sounds. Not just to the state, but to specific sounds, creek mouths, and even the same stretches of…

Early summer on the Carolina coast belongs to the redfish. From the Outer Banks down through the Grand Strand, red drum move into the surf zone as…

The Yadkin River doesn't give up its flatheads easily, it moves on its own schedule, dark and unhurried between its clay banks, and the fish that live…

Remembering my days as a fishing guide is something that gotten harder and harder with me about to hit 70. But any time that I look back…

Spring is one of the best times to fish the Carolinas — here's a rundown of the top coastal spots and what's biting. North Carolina Cape Hatteras…

Walk down any tackle aisle and you’ll see walls of hooks, different shapes, sizes, offsets, coatings, and brands, and most anglers treat them like they’re all the…

There is a moment that happens on the water with enough regularity that it has become something of a coastal legend. A gleaming, freshly waxed, half-million-dollar sportfisher…

Long before the roads came through and the towns filled in along the Carolina coastal plain, the striped bass were already making their run. The Roanoke, the…